US defense secretary offers assurances to Afghan leaders
BAGRAM AIR BASE, Afghanistan (AP) -- U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter said Friday that America will stick with Afghanistan for years to come as a new U.S. president takes over what is already America&apos;s longest war....

South Korean president is impeached in stunning fall
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- South Korean lawmakers on Friday impeached President Park Geun-hye, a stunning and swift fall for the country&apos;s first female leader amid protests that drew millions into the streets in united fury....

Syrian civilians leave crumbling rebel enclave in Aleppo
BEIRUT (AP) -- Hundreds of Syrian civilians streamed out on foot from the eastern part of the city of Aleppo on Friday in the wake of the relentless campaign by government troops and their allies to drive rebels from their rapidly crumbling enclave....

South Korean president impeachment tarnishes family legacy
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- Park Geun-hye could always rely on one unwavering gift throughout a political career that saw a triumphant return as South Korea&apos;s first female president to the palatial Blue House where she&apos;d lived as a girl: She enjoyed the reflected devotion, some might say worship, that half the country felt for her late dictator father....

Facing evacuation, West Bank settlers remain defiant
AMONA, West Bank (AP) -- Facing a court-ordered evacuation, residents of the Jewish settlement outpost of Amona in the West Bank are digging in for a fight to the finish. Vowing fierce but nonviolent resistance, they have built shelters, bathrooms and a large kitchen to host thousands of supporters they hope will join them in their struggle to stay put....